Applications Technology Satellite 4

former NASA communications and weather satellite
Vehicle communications_satellite Q8183067
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Summary

Applications Technology Satellite 4 is a communications satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's image is recorded as ATS satellite prototype at SNASM.jpg[3].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[4].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[5].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's follows is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite 3[8].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's followed by is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite 5[9].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's manufacturer is recorded as Hughes Aircraft Company[10].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1968-068A[11].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's part of is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite[12].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's Commons category is recorded as ATS-4[13].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D[14].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's SCN is recorded as 03344[15].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[17].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1968-08-10T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1968-10-17T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[20].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's significant event is recorded as launch failure[21].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[22].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36[23].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'kilogram', 'amount': '+391'}[24].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122czvjz[25].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "03344"][26].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 4's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1968-068A[27].

Why It Matters

Applications Technology Satellite 4 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . boeing.com. boeing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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